Cliff · Montana
The Coal Banks
The Coal Banks is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,060 m. Kintla Peak stands 3,079 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Glacier View Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1060 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.68414, -114.20958
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Glacier View Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cyclone Peak: 5.6 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Vance Hill: 7.3 mi
- Forks Lookout: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- McDonald Falls: 16.1 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 17.9 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 19.5 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 19.7 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 19.9 mi
Parks: 19
- Belton Stage Park: 16.4 mi
- Les Mason State Park: 17.3 mi
- Crestwood Park: 18.6 mi
- Mountain Trails Park: 19.0 mi
- Soroptimist Park: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- McGee Hill: 11.7 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Glacier Wall: 18.8 mi
- The Hawksbill: 19.9 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- The Bruck Bus-Truck: 19.6 mi
- Glacier Highline: 19.7 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 20.8 mi
- Weeping Wall: 21.1 mi
- Weeping Wall: 22.1 mi
Museums: 3
- Stumptown Historical Society Museum: 19.6 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 20.0 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Great Northern Flats: 8.7 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Whitefish Lake State Park: 19.4 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Whitefish Community Garden: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- GN 181: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of The Coal Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kintla Peak | N 6° | 3,079 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | N 6° | 3,032 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Carter | NNE 23° | 3,000 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | NNE 21° | 2,988 m | 14.4 mi |
| Vulture Peak | NE 39° | 2,937 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Guardhouse | NNE 29° | 2,844 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Peabody | N 10° | 2,773 m | 17.3 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,747 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:08 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 15:49 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357939966
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- Glacier National Park · 19 mi
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